Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and December is well under way, we can start looking ahead to the 2024 housing market. It’s looking like we’ll end 2023 with higher housing inventory than this time last year. Watch the video above to get the latest housing market update from Altos Research.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Despite the frequency of departures, real estate agents in the state say the housing market remains strong. On the balance, there are still more buyers with their eye on a purchase than there are houses on the market. Altos considers anything above 30 to be indicative of a sellers market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 20, 2024

Those too young to remember the wild west of real estate believe that real estate commissions have always been evenly split between seller’s and buyer’s agents, with each receiving a portion of the sale price. The unintended consequences of eliminating buyer agency 1.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Whether you’re looking to start a career in real estate, already have one or are involved in real estate transactions, you may find yourself wondering about industry terminology and job titles. So, let’s start with the basics: What is a real estate broker vs. an agent? Summary What is a real estate agent?

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Although the Greater Boston area may still be plagued by persistently chilly temperatures, its housing market is still red-hot. According to data from Altos Research , the Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH metropolitan area was the hottest housing market nationwide as of Feb.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

real estate market is in and it may surprise you, but pretty much all the signals for housing in 2024 are pointing for growth now. This implies that there are more than enough buyers at these prices and these mortgage rates to keep activity happening in housing. As of right now the housing market is growing.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The majority of homebuyers are still expecting sellers to cover their agent’s compensation, according to The Real Brokerage ’s August 2024 agent survey. Real conducted its survey between Aug. More than half (55%) of agents surveyed reported that sellers who do offer buy-side compensation are offering 2.5% 30 and Sept.

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 10, 2024

There seems to be continued debate among appraisers, reviewers, and underwriters regarding seller concessions. A particular point of contention in this debate is whether or not it is appropriate to adjust seller concessions on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Supervisor: Is ‘cash’ real estate? Supervisor: Congratulations!

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2024

The recent settlement involving the National Association of Realtors and major real estate firms revolves around the practice of “broker cooperation,” where agents representing sellers share commissions with agents representing buyers.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

Although there is no doubt that business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement are going to impact how real estate industry professionals operate, economists aren’t too sure they’ll have much bearing on the housing market. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Weve now been in the post-pandemic housing market recession market as long as we were in the pandemic boom. Does the housing market start to get back to normal? In the 2010s, interest rates were very low for basically the whole decade and that encouraged Americans to buy and hoard real estate.

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Appraisal Buzz

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Commissions paid to real estate agents representing buyers have remained essentially unchanged since new rules on commissions went into effect on August 17 , according to a new analysis from Redfin. Traditionally, sellers paid the buyer’s agent commission as well as their own agent’s commission.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 19, 2023

The defining characteristic of the 2023 housing market has been dramatically fewer home sellers than any recent year. In this week’s Altos Research video, I look at how home sellers and sales are up, but that doesn’t mean prices will climb in 2024. What will the housing market look like in 2024?

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Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2024

The recent announcement of Homie’s decision to strip its brokerage services and end employment for its real estate agents has once again brought the discussion of alternative models in real estate to the forefront. I vividly recall when Homie first entered the market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As we close out 2022, it’s time to reflect on a historic year for the housing market, which was even crazier than the COVID-19 year of 2020. Housing demand has fallen noticeably this year. Housing permits and starts are falling now, even with the backlog of homes in the system. Production falls. Jobs are being lost.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

It’s still April, so there could be as many as eight more weeks of seller growth in the spring housing market. And seller growth is happening pretty much everywhere across the country, with Florida and Texas leading the way. The bearish take is that there are many more sellers than buyers and inventory is rising.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

The HousingWire Pulse Survey for Q3 2024 provides a detailed snapshot of current housing market sentiments and challenges faced by real estate agents, brokers, and mortgage professionals. While not rated, relationship-building with real estate agents is crucial, especially in light of changes to MLS compensation policies.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

real estate market is marked by contradictions that are leaving many confused. Mortgage rates, rental patterns, homeownership dreams, and housing trends across the country are all seemingly colliding in ways that create both opportunities and uncertainties. As 2025 approaches, the U.S. reflect a growing divide.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 13, 2025

That’s 12% more sellers than a year ago. It seems more sellers are coming out every week and that will keep inventory pushing upward. Those scenarios are possible, and its going to be fascinating to see how the bond markets react to new administration policies. Sellers are up, but sales are down.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 8, 2024

Could the housing market change and slow again in 2024? The data does not show any slowing on any of the active market metrics. Sellers are coming back There are 499,000 single-family homes unsold on the market now. There are slightly more sellers each week. We can expect to have more sellers all year.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 25, 2024

An expensive housing market doesn’t necessarily translate into a lucrative one for real estate agents. That’s according to a new report from Clever Real Estate , a company that connects homebuyers and sellers with agents. in terms of how friendly they are to agents. of the overall rating.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Youve likely heard about real estate teams and how they can impact your career but what exactly are they, and why are so many agents joining or building teams? Its important to understand how real estate teams work for you to decide whether its the right career move for you. How do real estate teams work?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Real estate agents have white-knuckled their way through more than two years of suffocatingly high mortgage rates that have stymied sales, choked off inventory and pushed home prices to new all-time highs. But the one component of the CPI that remains stubbornly high is housing costs, which makes up a third of the index.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Its hard to imagine something more disruptive to a housing market than a hurricane. 9, housing markets in the Tampa area came to a complete halt as sellers took their homes off the market. 9, housing markets in the Tampa area came to a complete halt as sellers took their homes off the market.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Higher prices, higher mortgage rates and limited inventory are making for a slow market among buyers and sellers alike. Real estate investors tend to be more insulated from these dynamics, particularly from mortgage rates, as they are more likely to buy properties with cash.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 12, 2024

After heating up like the rest of the country, the Louisiana housing market has continued to cool since interest rates began to rise in the second half of 2022. Additionally, the state’s 90-day average Altos Market Action Index score was 32.75 Altos classifies scores above 30 to be indicative of a sellers’ market.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 5, 2024

As of March 29, the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metropolitan area was the fourth-hottest housing market in the country. The Bay Area metro had a 90-day average Market Action Index score of 61.19, according to data from Altos Research. Altos considers anything above a Market Action Index of 30 to be a seller’s market.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Zillow anticipates a more active housing market with more buyers obtaining the upper hand in 2025. In 2025, Zillow projects that buyer markets will expand to the Southwest as inventory continues to become stranded in reasonably priced cities. With more properties available to buyers, sellers will be under pressure to compete.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Going more in-depth than a Fed meeting, our virtual Housing Market Update event provides you with the strategy-building insights needed to operate in 2024. It’s a savagely unhealthy housing market out there, and these economists unpack what that means for you. Register for the virtual event on Dec.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It’s a weird time to be a real estate agent , and I see it all around me here in the Denver metro. Brokers who rode the proverbial wave of real estate during the pandemic and have now had to reroute or pivot to figure out how to navigate a market that was once boasting the lowest rates in decades are disoriented.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The housing market got some much needed relief in the fall when mortgage rates began to drop, but it was short lived. The turbulence in rates has trickled down to individual markets like Cincinnati, where real estate agents say they dont know what to expect from sale to sale.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the nearly two months since a Missouri jury found the real estate industry liable for colluding to artificially inflate real estate agent commissions, Jason Posnick has fielded a lot of questions about commissions and cooperative compensation from clients. It has been cool to hear that.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

According to Zillow ’s annual predictions, Indianapolis will be the fourth-hottest real estate market of 2024, thanks to its solid economy, housing inventory, affordability and pent-up demand. The real estate market As of Jan. 1 employer in the region is a hospital, IU Health, employing 23,187 people.

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Housing Wire

MAY 13, 2024

Inventory is still low and that’s exactly why it’s important to target the sellers who are more likely to move. To find the listings right now you need to find the sellers that have to move. Who are the must sell sellers? Probate – almost a market proof segment. Perfect your process. Then choose another!

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Appraisal Buzz

JUNE 19, 2024

The top 10 metros ranked order include: VA loan education is key “Veterans have many benefits when it comes to real estate, thanks to the GI Bill and other important legislation. Unfortunately, seven in 10 veterans are unaware they qualify for a zero-down home loan,” said Mickey Neuberger, Chief Marketing Officer for Realtor.com.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The stagnant 2024 housing market is one the real estate industry cant wait to get away from, but not so for the niche luxury market. Thats not necessarily bad for the luxury market in the United States. Getting past the presidential election potentially gives buyers and sellers more clarity on U.S.

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